Go. Go. Go. Stop! Today’s world is so fast-paced that there’s no time to slow down – much less stop. Well, stopping is exactly what you need to do at a stop sign, or you’ll face a traffic ticket for violating a traffic control device. Coming to a complete stop at a stop sign is easier said than done for many Florida drivers. Many Florida drivers are already mentally on the other side of the intersection at a four-way stop before even reaching the stop sign.
Some police officers and other law enforcement officers like to describe Florida drivers’ manner of responding to a stop sign much like a sushi menu: there’s the “Florida Roll,” the “Hollywood Roll,” the “Miami Roll,” and the “Boca Roll,” among others. Many drivers approach a stop sign, slow down slightly, roll past it, and then hit the gas pedal. That’s a stop sign violation and a stop sign ticket if a police officer observes you rolling by the stop sign.
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Florida Ticket Firm’s stop sign ticket lawyers know how to defend a Florida Uniform Traffic Citation for running a stop sign. The state of Florida has to prove that you failed to follow the traffic control device (i.e., the stop sign) by coming to a complete stop. Generally, the only way for the State to prove that you are guilty of running a stop sign is through the testimony of the police officer or deputy sheriff who issued you the traffic citation.
Our Florida traffic ticket attorneys know the questions to ask the law enforcement officer on the witness stand to seek to get your stop sign case dismissed and you acquitted of the traffic ticket.
To stop for a stop sign, you must be able to see it, and it must be positioned so it is visible and unobstructed. Depending on the location and visibility of the stop sign, our experienced traffic lawyers may have additional defenses to seek dismissal of your traffic ticket for running a stop sign. Florida Ticket Firm’s lawyers know the technical arguments that can be made, depending upon the facts of your case, to seek a dismissal of your stop sign ticket.
There are also the following Florida traffic signs, among many others:
Failure to obey any of the above traffic control signs (also known as traffic control devices under Florida traffic law) can result in a traffic citation, subject your Florida driver’s license to points, and subject you to potential increases in your insurance rates.
Like stop signs, a traffic ticket for violating one of these traffic control signs may be dismissed on legal technicalities, including the issuing officer’s failure to properly complete the ticket. Florida Ticket Firm’s attorneys have the experience to attack your traffic ticket most effectively and increase your chances of getting it dismissed or having adjudication withheld.
Let Florida Ticket Firm take over the defense of your traffic ticket in county court, so you can spend your time elsewhere. All initial consultations with our knowledgeable and experienced running-a-stop-sign ticket lawyers are FREE. Se habla Español.
Call Florida Ticket Firm toll-free at (813) 276-6000 to speak with one of our traffic ticket lawyers if you have received a Florida ticket for running a stop sign or failing to obey another traffic sign.
